http://topoffthetrop.com/from-sold-out-trop-to-11000-in-24-hours-does-it-matter/ Help Us Create a Surprise Sellout! Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3 http://topoffthetrop.com/from-sold-out-trop-to-11000-in-24-hours-does-it-matter/#comment-76 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:00:47 +0000 http://topoffthetrop.com/?p=270#comment-76 Didn’t necessarily overlook it Ryan just simply didn’t want to sound like we were making excuses. I talked a lot on Twitter last night about cannibalization and it’s something that all of our Sports Teams are aware of. I’ve even heard Silverman talk about our population and the expendable income available to support Sports Entertainment. In my latest blog (check it out) I also spoke about the Total Inventory each franchise has to part with. It’s not fair to me for one to say “The Lightning have sold out entire seasons,” the “Rays problem is strictly location.” They have a TON more inventory to part with. For instance the Rays sold more tickets last year than the Lightning HAVE TO SELL. Why that’s never part of the conversation…I don’t know. But you bring up a good point. While I am not entirely sure how many people at the Forum the other night new we even had the ability to clinch a playoff spot that night (a lot had to fall into place) I agree that it’s tough to have 3 Major League franchises competing for dollars in our mid-sized market.

]]> http://topoffthetrop.com/from-sold-out-trop-to-11000-in-24-hours-does-it-matter/#comment-73 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:39:22 +0000 http://topoffthetrop.com/?p=270#comment-73 I think you overlooked the fact that the Lightning were playing a playoff-clinching game against a rival. That will take away a lot of sports fans.

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